We thought our schedule might have been tougher than theirs. They came out and hit three 3-pointers to start the second half and they had three girls just kill us. They were a pretty good team and they executed better than we did. We went 9-11 this year, and I would consider 9-11 a successful season for us.
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Related They came out quick. They kept two girls in the back court and just picked us. And they hit seven th... JENNIFER HARTSHORN They came out in the second half and threw a pretty good wave at us, and we never responded. We were... STEVE MERFELD I knew they were a good team. We got the No. 1 seed our district, but I think all four of us were 14... DAVE KERSCHBAUMER I'm talking about a 3-on-1 break, and they guy pulls up and shot a three. They hit 11 for the ball g... FRED STEWART They came out with a lot more heart and passion than we did to start the second half. They shot the ... DICK DAVEY We have been committed for some time to make sure they have the equipment and training they need for... GORDON JOHNDROE They beat us in the second quarter 20-9 and that was the difference in the game. They had three kids... MARK MAY It was really frustrating. Coach [Bronco] Mendenhall told us what they were going to do in the secon... AARON WAGNER I thought the guys played hard, and they executed better than I thought they would, ... I thought th... JOHN HORNER They were a better team than us. And they shot better than us, which has been the story of our seaso... MIKE ADCOCK We came out and played very well. Overall, we worked really nicely on defense. We had good team move... DEBBIE KLOCK For a little more than three quarters, I thought we had stopped Jay County from getting the ball to ... FLAVA SIRK They're missing three starters, and they played a great game. They played bigger than we did. They w... MIKE FRATELLO We worried a little I think. If they had hit a big three we would have been more worried but we went... JEN BLUES They just shot lights out. They were like 9 of 12 in the first half from three-point range. Our game... ERIC NORBERG We saved our best for last. That match didn't start until 11 p.m., so it was a long day and it was p... DAVE LIPE They outplayed us, they executed better, they were better defensively and they rebounded better. I t... DONNIE QUINN They came out and took us out of our game and I congratulate them. They came into our place - and I ... JEFF JENNEWEIN They are a good team. They came out and played well. They did not let us do some of the things we we... MIKE MARSHALL Our shots would not go down and we were down by 10 at the half. In the second half, they were too mu... HAROLD CHITWOOD We are a 9/11 family, ... And I remember what the Red Cross did for us. HAROLD PERRINEAU They played a good game. We did not, and they were the tougher team here tonight. We got out of the ... MIKE ADRAS I do believe we should forgive those people who perpetrated 9/11 and ask that they forgive us. COLMAN MCCARTHY In the first half, we knew both teams were going to play their hardest. They haven't been here for a... JEFF CUMBERLAND We knew we had 16 minutes of ball left and unfortunately for us, they played better in the second ha... DAVID GALVIN Stephanie Johnson came off the bench and hit three 3-pointers in the second quarter that got us back... MARC NIEMEYER They came out with a higher level of intensity than we did. They had lost to us three times before a... ANDREW COSTON This year I felt like they had a better team than us. This was a tougher team to play than the ones ... GREG NERO There might have been good shifts, but we turned the puck over a lot. They're a good team and jumped... TONI LYDMAN I think we just wanted to come out and compete. Detroit is a very good basketball team. They came ou... JUMAINE JONES They were wonderful about it, and it gave us a chance to go back and study some of the security cost... ERIC LAND The girls were upset about last year and right now they just don't want the season to end. Because W... AUDRA CORSON Spring-Ford came out and they played tentative to start. The second half they (Rams) wanted it more ... JOE MASLEH Coming out in the third quarter, we had a few defensive breakdowns and they came out and hit some 3 ... DUANE GASPERINI They came to play. They came out and had a killer instinct. They made us stand back and check what w... KRISTI BOESE We're a pretty good shooting team, but we've played three games in this gym this year and we haven't... JOE MILLER We were dead on our feet, but we had to come out in the second half. South Burlington is too good a ... ERIC BAGLEY Taylor is a pretty good team. They have lost only three games and you have to give them credit. They... TODD LAW We have three good arms to throw out at anyone. I know last season, we faced the Bowie team and they... TOM FILER Great second half. If you look at the details and you see they only got three field goals in the sec... FRED RICHTER I don't think Indiana is a better team than us. They just executed better than us. COREY MAGGETTE I knew we might be in for a rough night but I thought we'd play better than we did even missing six ... ANDY EMANUEL In the first half, we probably caught them off-guard with our zone defense, and out shooters matched... STEVE MERFELD I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES We had really, for the last four days of practice leading up to the game, stressed getting out on (H... JOE LANG They were pretty good. Their size was a little bigger than I thought. It hurt us inside. Our guards ... GEORGE BUTTS Everybody came up with the resolve -- no more of this. We come out here in front of our home crowd, ... CLARK HAGGANS I thought our defense played well in the first half. In the second half, St. Pete Catholic just exec... CASEY HIGGINS All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people, like Us, are We An... RUDYARD KIPLING [Megan] really carried us when we got down early and hit some tough shots. We thought they may strug... GARY ANDREWS The main thing (we were thinking in the first half) was that we could beat them and that they weren'... SHAN FOSTER It (foul trouble) may have been a key in the second half. But we didn't shoot hardly any free throws... CURT FREDRICKSON They were just tougher than us physically. I thought we did a good job of getting ourselves back in ... JEFF MORGAN We didn't play our best game. They played better than us. We didn't come out as strong as they did. ... AMANDA GONSALVES They executed better than we had all night. They came in and did an excellent job of doing what we n... LLOYD CHURCH They did us wrong in the seeding meeting and we had to show them. I know it's tough to beat a team t... LASHAUNDA SANDIFER We still have the Three-R rodeo, and they did a great job last year. They have helped us out a lot a... BROOK SMITH We came on strong late last year, making it to No. 9 or No. 10. Coming into the season, with the pla... BRIAN KELLEHER It gave us a cushion after they had gained some momentum early in the second half. They've become on... KIRA BRANNAN We just missed on an opportunity to cut it to three, and they turned around and hit a 3 on us. DAVE STOCKWELL We just didn't find a good rhythm (in the second half), and that's what got us behind. ... They play... DIONNE MARSH They (Heritage) executed behind two or three good hit-and-runs and they found the holes when they ne... SCOT MEEKER They came out in the second half a lot tougher physically and mentally and it took a toll on us as a... JUSTIN BOWEN We came out flat to start the second half. I thought we would really play up. But we missed some sho... BOB MURPHREY It started when we gave up 36 points in the second quarter. We were playing uphill from that point. ... JASON KIDD Three times we wrestled. I guess they were one wrestler better than us. LUKE LANNO The chances that we did have, we didn't finish them. They had three chances and they went in. Every ... AMANDA MELCHOR We just needed something to relax us and Heather's three did that. We did a good job of blocking out... BECKY CARLSON Our three seniors - I wish they had gone out on a little more positive note. They have been tremendo... CHARLIE WILSON I look at Chatham and Moncton, I'm a little wary of them too. They beat us 11-9 down there and they ... CHRIS CARLISLE They had lost five straight. They were like a wounded animal: They came at us and they wanted it wor... DAVE ROBBINS We wrestled at 11 o'clock, 1 o'clock and 3 o'clock, and they were all tough teams. We had a good day... BOBBY DEBERRY We really want to be strong starters. The first three minutes of the game and the first three minute... JOE BALOGH This team has the potential to be very strong. I have a lot coming back from last year and I think w... BOB KUMMER From a statistics viewpoint, we played pretty well. We forced 11 turnovers and closed down their ins... TRACY ADAMS I think they deserved to win. They played better than us today. I felt they really were prepared. Th... SAMIR HAJ We had to play our best. They'll beat us 9 out of 10. They moved the ball very well. That was a very... AARON MCFARLAND We didn't establish ourselves the second half. They came out and got two three-point plays. They ass... MARK NORE The nation has moved on far more than a lot of the families have, which for us is difficult to see, ... CHRISTIE COOMBS We didn't rotate toward (Isherwood), and she hit three 3-pointers that really hurt us. BERNARD THOMAS I would say this is a little more special for me because it's my senior year. We gave it all we had ... ALONSO JIMENEZ They (West Hall) just executed better than we did. The key was we gave them too many second and thir... DEBBIE BLAKE We had a good lead at the half (51-36), but they started coming back, and we didn't shoot free throw... BILL FOY It came down to that they had two chances and they scored on them. Give them their due. We might hav... DENNIS COSTELLO We lost because they came out with good intensity and executed his game plan. They took it right to ... JACE HYMAS The first half was very physical. They came out with more energy than we did. They had more hustle a... DOUG HIGGINS It's hard to be positive when you tie. Like they say, a tie is like kissing your sister. But we did ... MILKO VASQUEZ They got out and covered us better on the perimeter. They did a better job of shielding our shooters... DICKEY NUTT But give Galion credit. They executed better than we did and they wanted it more than we did. JAKE BRUNER Except for their last two 3-pointers [in the final 22 seconds, when the game was decided], they only... DAVE KRAUSS I think Bessemer is playing better basketball than anybody thought they would. We have our work cut ... PETE LEWINSKI Against Dawson, we started out very slow and got ourselves in a hole early. They were a good team, b... BOB HIESTER They came out in a different defense than we thought and we didn't adjust in time. We thought they'd... ALEX BARASHKOFF I thought we rebounded as good or better than we have all year. Lennox has a big, physical and athle... CHESTER COACH SCOTT LANGEROCK We usually start off slowly. We usually play better in the second half, but we just played well in t... CONNIE ALLEN The monkey is off our back. We have been struggling for three games. This is our first home game in ... DAWN DAVIS When 9-11 happened, our listeners were so generous, wanting to help and do anything they could, KIM ALLEN I think we came out in the third quarter and got away from our game plan. Three of our first four sh... 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